The Power of Vulnerability: Dr. Brene Brown Speak About Shame & How We "Armour Up" Which Blocks Any Chance to Meet Our Irreducible Needs as Men, Women & Growing Our Children

In Honor of Veterans Day: The Timelapse Transformation of Jim Wolf, US Army Veteran, Walking Wounded for Many Years. Thank you, DeGage Ministries and Rob Bliss Creative

The Relationship Spectrum: How It Works: LoveIsRespect.org Uses a Great Tool to Help Teens Evaluate If Any Relationship They Are Contemplating Is Healthy or Not? Parents, Please Get Involved and Talk to Your Teens!

"Loved to Death" Highlights the Tragedy of Teen Violence and Break Up Precipitating Murder- This is Not Love, People. This is Obsession & Violence.

Jessica's "Daily Affirmation" Such Powerful Messages! The Way We Talk to Ourselves Sets the Tone for How We talk to Others How We Allow Others to Talk to Us :) Happy Monday!

Iversity: On Line Education for Everyone!!

"That's Not Cool" is a Fantastic Resource for Parents of Tweens and Teens: Tell Them to Join in the Conversation!

Break the Silence! Stop Teen Dating Violence! Thank You, CDC Streaming Health!

As we kick off the summer, it's a great time to remember that preventing/reducing/stopping teen violence is a "learning thing."It's a shared responsibility and there is no such thing as "NONE OF MY BUSINESS." Smokey the Bear was right. "ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT FOREST FIRES." The "fires" of violence spark and burn and we all can work together to teach, model, defuse situations before they escalate, spark and burn out of control. These are our children, and they deserve the best guidance we can provide, right? This is a great video and tool to begin that discussion... grab a pizza and a teen (or two!) and watch it together. Ignore the eye roll :)) and carry on...

Cow and Gate Supergroup: From the UK (Of Course!) Focusing on Feeding Their Personalities! Lovely!!

Santa Clara County's Teen Audrie Pott's Tragic Suicide Resonates Deeply With Us. It Starts In Preschool as Michael Pritchard Discusses How We Can Identify and Address Bullying in Preschool Aged Children

Change the Stigma Against People with Mental Illness- Let the Change Begin with Each of Us..

Twub is the Tool for the Voice of the Child II Conference on April 26, 2013

Positive Affirmations: The Beauty of the Morning Meeting: A Model of Refreshing Self Talk :)

Morning Memo: The Importance of the Morning Sales Meeting

I've been reading a lot about neurological research and bias lately. I particularly am fascinated by how easily we are influenced by our "hard wired" desire to keep our lives "predictable" even though life is anything BUT predictable. So, if our brain is designed to believe that  whatever we tell it is TRUE, then it seems like the wisest course is to consciously direct what our brain is telling us. I tell my brain "X" and then my brain tells me "X".  So... if I tell myself "I am going to create my very best effort today" then I am prescribing a direction and a purposeful action plan for my day's activity. If I focus on having an "attitude of gratitude" as I begin this daily trek, I can arm myself with the patience, compassion, and sense of humor(!) I will need as I greet each day. I find that the easiest way to develop that is by making my "Gratitude List." "I am grateful for..." And that's how we "sell" ourselves on actualizing the plan! Simple...

OnGuard OnLine is a Great Resource for Safety Tips Online